The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-04-28
THE ARTILLERY BATTLE

Al 10 minuies past p the rebels
opened fire with las cannon that were
posted along the ridge beyond the En-
mettsburg road Just back OF the Union
line on the crest Of the ridge stretching
from Iieglcr's Grove to Little Round Top,
batteries Licb had been placed al short
intervals. to the number Of 30 gus, re
piled Tue guns If both sides were served
al fast AZ possible fOI an hour aud quar-
ter, aud there ware about $50 discharges
every minute As each shell exploded
sith noise most as loud as that Of 9
cannon, it is easy 10 see that there must
have been. within the space OF about one
mile, not less than ten lou,i reports every
second Tie sound was heard lab miles
away. Add to IT the shripking and hum
ming Of the flying fragments, aud the
70 ID, can form q slight conception OF the
uying ordeal under which our boys lay
10 that opeo h'li
There sere nun rni- caussllirs 10 the
liue OF iniabiry aud the havoc among the
artillery vas fatfnl Fiv~ batteries los
$50 horses aud mcrr ilian halt their men
Gen Huni. a., chi,.i ~ pr,illrry. ordered
the frinp r,tr a. So ist the gun. might
cod and l.. mad. isais fertlie clos., work
wbic Was aH'itips', n, G. hic l.ra:-s,
thinkins ti,s t',r uai,p batteries we're
destroyed push,d thrir me- further 10
the froi, ani cohiiDnel irip1. shining a
little loser 80 ~ 10 crust the infanirr.
At the same lime l. nR,trret's corps, Of
some ~ 900 nen aiih Pirkttt's veteran
division IN Ia, ctb'er stated in line Of
battle on VII h, cane lbr most famous
charge e mpl-ru times P~,tierews di-
vision wss al ,cii u picket,'s and kept
well up siih IL VII Pickett reached
the Emme,irbufe rai i, -aa ths, lie was
little t. fU - TIE right - stiise the
uuion hsr whrre d WAITED "a, 80 he
moys1 10 he l,it. A. the same time si-
yaneins. uuiil bis division sad Pcitigrew Is
Joined. Bat tns separated bin from
Wilcox. on bis risht. ADD the latter, who
was no, up ts.n slil Lin, Aep, straight
ahead tosarsls the TLiri AID Fifth corps
just as PICK It's calnnn cams 10 sight
snl b,fjre II c,ne sithii range, Geo
,lgsqetd ~ + hri el,h rAgi.
men' abln, t.a = tidepi sod. 10 sons
rails whish. ies ar. , farc 'ieiail Of
ten mel from cnrn lmp,ay SD stretched
10 line ar'y parallel ~ith the line q
battle The r.il. al = ie.i 40 rro,ec,iau
but marsel a plae~ Z stop A. and a the
mea LAY I0sa ,,iipI rieri msny sere
able 10 re-, ~ y til4. acra-. them aod
thus secure .truli-r sin f. moment
after tho Tdrt~.nta hal taken this posi-
tion. the rish, q P,ckeits line opened
fire aud thru his sbor rse brcke mo q
wiid yell sud 4 rapid rnp scrsss the val
ley The slirnishefs tell back through
the U8ion Iine SD theo { e men Of the
Thirteenth got ihr selcom~i orjcr 10 fire
Ttey aimed ssli 10 the right and low,
the ptocrss .iih deliberaiion
ssi fapidity until p,ese,ts IA as Of men
wers almost ~hoily 10 The righ, Of them.
Thea s,sansrl gave the memcrsble or.
der 10 change srput t0fssri on the irsi
and i.ee The enemies sant !
When Col. Randsli repeated the order. the
din sas % great that his captains could /
rot bear IL. Tor The msin line to their
right. from which they had advanced. had
meanwhile met Picket, 10 iron, With .
storm OF lead snl the batteries bsi opened
upon him with srsps aud canister SO